Gambafina

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in about 1900 near Carraglio, province of Cuneo, Italy. Fruits have soft, greenish white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 041   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gambafina

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
very low 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register